Kerguelenella
Kerguelenella is a genus of air-breathing sea snails, marine pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[2]
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| Genus: | Kerguelenella Powell, 1946[1] |
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Kerguelenia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (preoccupied by Kerguelenia Stebbing, 1888 (Amphipoda)) | |
Distribution
Species in this genus live in Patagonia, South Georgia, Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Islands, and New Zealand's Stewart island and sub-Antarctic islands.
Species
Species within the genus Kerguelenella include:
- Kerguelenella innominata (Iredale, 1915)
- Kerguelenella lateralis (Gould, 1846)
- Kerguelenella stewartiana (Powell, 1939)
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References
- Powell A. W. B. (1946). The shellfish of New Zealand. An illustrated handbook. Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, Christchurch, Auckland etc., New Zealand: 91.
- WoRMS (2010). Kerguelenella Powell, 1946. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196979 on 2010-12-19
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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